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BLZ's Training

Well, we're getting down to the nitty gritty. I'm 7 weeks out, I'm in the middle of the 6th week of training left (the week leading up to the meet is basically a complete deload).....I'll be in my bench shirt for 4 out of the next 6 weeks starting tonight. I need to talk to a couple "advisors" tonight but I may go to my chest, which I haven't done in the shirt since my meet, in an effort to find/finalize my opening bench attempt.

I just weighed myself, first time I've remembered to do it first thing in the morning for a while.....came in at 155.6. That's a little heavier than what I want, I'd prefer to be more like 152-154 first thing in the morning and 155-156 in the afternoon, so I'll have to be cognizant in the next few weeks and make a couple small changes to drop 2-3 pounds. I don't want to have too big a cut to make weight.

BLZ's Training

BLZ's Training

Headed to the first meet held by a new coalition that was able to get the powerlifting at the Arnold next year! There is a qualifying process (they are still hashing it out I guess) but I *may* try to lift on stage next year!

Today I'm just watching though. There should be multiple 1000+ squats, 800+ benches, and 800+ deadlifts. Chuck Vogelpohl will squat well over 1100 at 242!! I went to dinner with about 30 people last night and he was one of them....he was looking jacked and ready!

BLZ's Training

BLZ's Training

ME Lower

Free squats
bar x 8
110 x 2

Add briefs:
150 x 2
200 x 1
240 x 1
290 x 1

Add knee wraps:
330 x 1
360 x 1390 x 1 - 75lb from a long time ago, maybe May/June-ish of last year. I don't squat in briefs/wraps often, obviously, haha. I'm very happy with this seeing as how I opened with 360 in my meet where I was wearing my squat suit and this was without the suit.

Belt squats
2 sets of 10
1 set of 8

(no idea how much weight, i wasn't the one loading)

Powerpohl Good Mornings with 1 plate and some spacers
(halfway up, 1 count....explode up and hold for 2 count = 1 rep)....2 sets of 5 with narrow stance, little wider than shoulder width